Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Fish Tank violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Fish Tank end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Fish Tank easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Fish Tank

Name: Fish Tank
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths, Harry Treadaway

Live, love and give as good as you get.

Directed by Andrea Arnold

Produced by BBC Film, UK Film Council

2009123 min6.9 / 10

A raw, turbulent coming-of-age drama about a volatile teenage girl whose dangerous attraction to her mother's boyfriend exposes the fractures in her family and her own precarious sense of self.

Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.

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Is Fish Tank sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Fish Tank violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does Fish Tank end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Fish Tank scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Fish Tank easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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